The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-08-04
ARCHIE McGREGOR ABROAD.
He Vlslis Edinburgh and His Native
Iowa, Hamilton.
Glasgow, the Commercial Metropolis of
Scotland and Its Remarkable Pro-
sress---GlImPses at Many
Historical Spots.

JULY I'll, 1881.
Well l write this from Edinburgh,
having come over from Glasgow, last
evening. Being soon called on by j.
N. Rusk, Esq, friend Of Mr. Mckenzie
ID the BO ton store, In Canton, we start
ed out around the romantic town, so
full of interest to all who appreciate
Scottish or English literature. We
traVersed the city for three hours or
more on top OF street cars and on foot
La plain view Of my hotel is Walter
5cOtts monument, the WaVerly railway
station, Princes street beyond and
hotels ranging along The Royal kept by
Donald MacgregNr. A Highland regi-
ment is stationed here and 1t is quite
common to see them going around In
their kits and bare kue 8.
The castle Is a prominent object aid
ls 1888 feet above the level of the
sea. HOlyroOd Palace and chapel, Ar
thurs seat,snd Salisbury eraRs are cele.
6rated objects. Edinburg is the capital,
aud hence the great courts of law for
Scotland are here. The town contains
some three hundred thousand pOpula.
ton, and has long been noted for Its
University, its medical college, libTar.
les, museums, book publishing, maga.
zines, sucn as BlackwOOd and EdinhnTg
Reviews. In fact 1t is famous city.
glasgow, how ever, Is the great com
mercial metropolis of Scotland, and
probably the second city In Great Brit.
ain. Glasgow and towns adjoining
must bs near a million. She is q city
of stone and Of solid wealth, Her little
river Clyde Is utilized to the utmosr,
aud mas been rendered neVigable for the
largest ships at great expense. Glas-
cow hundred years ago was only q
town of thirty or forty thousand.
Ih0ugD they complain of trade being
depressed, the city continues to grow,
as may be seen by getting around. Of
course the cathedral was duly attended
to. Walter Scott in Rob Roy has rem
dered 1t immortal, If it was not so b.
fore. Mr. Robert Rae, an old friend who
used to visit Canton, but now In busi-
ness In Glasgow, and Mr.. Leggate, OF
PittsbUrg, born within a stones throw
took US through. The latter's grand.
parents Oh the mothers side are buried
in the old burial place adjoining, and
his boy Thomas plucked g ,Wsns off The
grave.
Across the Molendinar burn, now
covered from view and used as q sewer
ls the Metropolis on which lofty eIeVa
tlon Is monument to John Knox. II
being an unusually clear day we saw
the top Of Ben LOmond 25 or 30 miles
away. Yhe mountainous character OF
Scotland Is seen wherever one goes fOl
we are never out sight of mountains OF
hills appT0ximatiDg. But the coal and
iron developments heTeabOuts are i'm.
merse. Up the Clyde from Glasgow to
Hamilton. my native town, the works
are numerous and extensive, and
around Hamilton, on both sides of the
Clyde, they are visible In all directions
and the villages are scarcely separated
From the hill up from Hamilton one
can see across the Clyde numerous lofty
stacks at Motherwell, three miles away
at Bells Hill, at Uddiston, at Boutwell,
at Blsntyre. :. --i,-
The great curse Of Scotland Is The
great landed estates, the lords exacting
enormous rents and using thousands OF
acres OF the best land for th7ir grand
PARKS. was through the extensive
grounds at Hamilton palace and al
Boutwell, palace. going around In the
old castle now In ruins, though much OF
1t yet stands an immense relic of the
olden time. These old castles were
fOrtresses erected for the defense Of the
country as one can readily see by the
two strong and lofty towers at different
points In the old Boutwell, ruins. A
cousin employed In the park took us
through, his son, an enterprising busl-
ness man In Hamilton accompanying.
This Boutwell, Park contains 500 acres
and belongs to Lord Home, who does
not live here, visiting 1t only occasion.
ally. The palace, stone mansion of
some Do rooms, being occupied by SER
wants. The flower garden and kitchen
garden are finely cared for. 1t Is the
opinion Of intelligent ScOtchmen with
whom have coDVersed that this land
monopoly must soon come to an end.
The farmers who lease are the dis
tressed class now, being unable to pay
their enormous rents with present
prices OF produce and Of stock. There
seems to be al much need of reform In
Scotland and England as In Ireland.
American competition and American
example as 10 home Iule are affect
Ing matters here and elsewhere In Eu-
rope. 1t is seen hire in various ways.
With the present tendencies reform
must come. 1t Is merely q question of
time. Let 1t come.
Mc1pFcop